Who Knew? Richard Dawson Married A Contestant on The 'Family Feud?!?!' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-20-2011, 12:50 AM

TV LEGEND: Richard Dawson married a contestant from the Family Feud.

STATUS: True

Richard Dawson was the original host of the very popular game show, the Family Feud, where two teams (each team consisting of five family members) would compete against each other based on their knowledge of what 100 Family Feud audience members would respond to different questions, such as “Name a U.S. President” or “Name something you save up for.”

In a 1981 episode, there was a very special guest…Richard Dawson’s future wife!

Yep, in 1991, Richard Dawson ended up marrying one of the contestants that he first met when she appeared as a contestant on the Family Feud ten years earlier!! The 78-year-old Dawson is still married to Gretchen (born Gretchen Johnson) and they have a 20-year-old daughter, Shannon Nicole Dawson.

Isn’t that neat?

It’s a fun way to meet your future in-laws, at the very least (even if they didn’t know that at the time)!

http://legendsrevealed.com/entertain...s-revealed-35/

Marvo301 · 01-20-2011, 02:47 AM

Who knew that Family Feud was really The Dating Game?

Schmoopie · 01-23-2011, 05:27 AM

That's cute! Talk about a job with benefits! Comes with a soulmate!

70s show watcher · 01-23-2011, 06:24 AM

i heard richard say in an interview that when he called his wife;s house to ask her out for the first time her grandmother answered the phone and she didnt believe that it was really richard so to prove it she asked him to talk in his newkirk voice from hogan;s hero;s it was only after he did that the she knew it was him and put grechten on the phone

01-20-2011, 12:50 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Who Knew? Richard Dawson Married A Contestant on The 'Family Feud?!?!' TV LEGEND: Richard Dawson married a contestant from the Family Feud. STATUS: True Richard Dawson was the original host of the very popular game show, the Family Feud, where two teams (each team consisting of five family members) would compete against each other based on their knowledge of what 100 Family Feud audience members would respond to different questions, such as “Name a U.S. President” or “Name something you save up for.” In a 1981 episode, there was a very special guest…Richard Dawson’s future wife! Yep, in 1991, Richard Dawson ended up marrying one of the contestants that he first met when she appeared as a contestant on the Family Feud ten years earlier!! The 78-year-old Dawson is still married to Gretchen (born Gretchen Johnson) and they have a 20-year-old daughter, Shannon Nicole Dawson. Isn’t that neat? It’s a fun way to meet your future in-laws, at the very least (even if they didn’t know that at the time)! http://legendsrevealed.com/entertain...s-revealed-35/ Attached Images
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01-20-2011, 02:47 AM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	Who knew that Family Feud was really The Dating Game?
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01-23-2011, 05:27 AM	#3
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	That's cute! Talk about a job with benefits! Comes with a soulmate!
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01-23-2011, 06:24 AM	#4
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	i heard richard say in an interview that when he called his wife;s house to ask her out for the first time her grandmother answered the phone and she didnt believe that it was really richard so to prove it she asked him to talk in his newkirk voice from hogan;s hero;s it was only after he did that the she knew it was him and put grechten on the phone